erode

v., e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes.

v.tr.

1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.
2. To eat into; corrode.
3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.
4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate as if by eating into or wearing away: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).

v.intr.
To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries. Public confidence in the administration eroded.

[Latin ērōdere, to gnaw off, eat away : ē-, ex-, ex- + rōdere, to gnaw.]

erodibility e·rod'i·bil'i·ty n.
erodible e·rod'i·ble adj.

verb

To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction: bite, corrode, eat, gnaw, wear, wear away. See attack/defend.

v

Definition: deteriorate
Antonyms: build, construct, fix, rebuild

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IN BRIEF: To wear away.

Telling lies will certainly erode the confidence your friends have in you.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afslide, tære, erodere, nedbryde, underminere
v. intr. - undergrave, afslide, tære, erodere

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvreten, eroderen (afslijpen van m.n. steen door wind, water etc.), wegvreten, produceren door erosie, erosie ondergaan, weg-/ aangevreten worden

Français (French)
v. tr. - éroder, ronger, corroder, (fig) ronger, miner
v. intr. - s'éroder, se corroder

Deutsch (German)
v. - angreifen, auswaschen, untergraben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαβρώνω/-ομαι, αποσαθρώνω, (κατα)τρώγω

Italiano (Italian)
corrodere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - erodir

Русский (Russian)
разъедать, подрывать, размывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - corroer, erosionar, desgastar
v. intr. - sufrir erosión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - erodera, fräta, frätas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腐蚀, 侵蚀, 受腐蚀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 腐蝕, 侵蝕
v. intr. - 受腐蝕

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 먹어 들어가다, 침식하다
v. intr. - 부식하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 腐食する, 浸食する, 腐食される, 浸食される

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدث, يحت, يتآكل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮איכל, כירסם, סחף, הרס ריקמה בהדרגה (כיב)‬
v. intr. - ‮נשחק, כורסם‬

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